As fiscal cliff negotiations heat up in Washington, Buffett on Monday published a New York Times editorial calling on Congress to impose a 30% tax on people making $1 million to $10 million a year and 35% percent above that.

Buffett started his latest column with a question over whether higher taxes would keep an investor from playing a good tip from a trusted and admired adviser in favor of keeping their money in a savings account earning a quarter of 1%.

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